Oxytocin and social cognition in rhesus macaques: Implications for understanding and treating human psychopathology

Brain Research

Volumn 1580, Issue , 2014, Pages 57-68

  Chang, Steve W C ^a,b,c   Platt, Michael L ^b,c  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amygdala; Inhalation; Intranasal; Kyewords Oxytocin; Nebulizer; Rhesus macaques; Social cognition; Social decision making; Social vigilance

Indexed keywords

ARGIPRESSIN; OXYTOCIN; OXYTOCIN RECEPTOR;

AGGRESSION; ALERTNESS; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BRAIN LEVEL; BRAIN REGION; CORPUS STRIATUM; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FACIAL EXPRESSION; GAZE; HUMAN; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; MOTIVATION; NEBULIZATION; NONHUMAN; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REINFORCEMENT; REWARD; RHESUS MONKEY; SOCIAL BONDING; SOCIAL COGNITION; SOCIAL EVOLUTION; SOCIAL INTERACTION; ANIMAL; BRAIN; COGNITION; MENTAL DISEASE; METABOLISM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

MACACA MULATTA;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; COGNITION; HUMANS; MACACA MULATTA; MENTAL DISORDERS; OXYTOCIN; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84907682189     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: 18726240     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2013.11.006     Document Type: Article

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